FDR & Leadership
Who was the President who created the New Deal?
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
What does CCC stand for?
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps?
What major economic problem did the New Deal aim to fix?
What major economic problem did the New Deal aim to fix?
Some critics argued that the New Deal made the government too ___
What is powerful/big?
The New Deal created a stronger relationship between the government and the ___.
What is the people?
What was FDR’s campaign promise slogan in 1932?
What is “A New Deal for the American people”?
Which program insured bank deposits to restore public confidence?
What is the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)?
The New Deal aimed to provide “Relief, Recovery, and ___”?
What is Reform?
Which senator proposed a “Share Our Wealth” program?
Who is Huey Long?
What long-term program from the New Deal still exists today to support retirees?
What is Social Security?
What were FDR’s radio addresses to the American people called?
What are fireside chats?
Which program built dams and provided electricity to the rural South?
What is the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)?
Which program provided pensions for the elderly and disabled?
What is Social Security?
Which conservative organization opposed New Deal reforms?
What is the American Liberty League?
The New Deal established the idea that government is responsible for citizens’ ___.
What is economic welfare?
What was the name of FDR’s plan to add more justices to the Supreme Court?
What is the Court-Packing Plan?
Which agency was created to regulate the stock market?
What is the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)?
What was the name of the act that allowed workers to unionize and bargain collectively?
What is the Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act)?
What did the Supreme Court do to some New Deal programs?
What is declare them unconstitutional?
The New Deal expanded the role of which branch of government?
What is the executive branch?
What event led to FDR being elected in 1932?
What is the Great Depression?
What was the purpose of the WPA?
What is to provide jobs for artists, writers, and construction workers?
What did FDR temporarily close to restore confidence in the financial system?
What are the banks (Bank Holiday)?
What group of people often supported the New Deal because it provided jobs and relief?
Who are laborers and the working class?
What event ultimately ended the Great Depression?
What is World War II?